Geomorphological determinants of nekton use of intertidal salt marsh creeks

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 329, Issue , 2007, Pages 57-71

  Allen, Dennis M ^a   Haertel Borer, Susanne S ^b   Milan, Brian J ^c   Bushek, David ^d   Dame, Richard F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio physical coupling; Estuaries; Fish behavior; Habitat structure; Intertidal creeks; Nekton; Oysters; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CYPRINID; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NEKTON; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SALTMARSH;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; OSTREIDAE; PALAEMONETES;

EID: 33846988296     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps329057     Document Type: Article

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